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  • We are recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the modern chemistry lab

    We are recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the modern chemistry lab

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    · Mar 22, 2022 · 11:30 pm
  • A botched 17th-century nose job shows how our concerns about transplants have not changed much

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    Alanna Skuse, The Conversation
    · Apr 04, 2021 · 07:30 pm
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    Voltaire’s ‘Candide’ talks to us eloquently in this era of the pandemic and wild conspiracy theories

    Matthew Sharpe, The Conversation
    · Mar 28, 2021 · 05:30 pm
  • Even during a plague in 1700s, religious institutions helped and hindered public health officials

    Even during a plague in 1700s, religious institutions helped and hindered public health officials

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  • What urban planners today can learn from Leonardo da Vinci’s 15th-century ‘ideal city’ design

    What urban planners today can learn from Leonardo da Vinci’s 15th-century ‘ideal city’ design

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  • Republic Day parade: Kerala’s float on Renaissance movements not selected, say reports

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